Vol.121 No. 29 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 August 22 - 28, 2010 The DALLAS POST. Serving the communities of the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts | www.mydallaspost.com End of By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Hair loss is a common part of chemotherapy. The thought that 18-year-old Jenna Woychick would lose her deep chestnut brown hair - which “ran down to the bottom of her spine” - left her panicked says her mother, Darlene. Jenna researched ways to pre- serve her locks and presented them to her doctor. She gave him a thick packet of informa- tion which included an article about a cap that freezes hair fol- cancer treatment is something worth celebrating licles during treatment. She was determined, but wasn’t expect- ing the answer she received. “You can’t do that — people are just going to make fun of you,” Dr. David Greenwald of Medical Oncology Associates in Kingston said. After five wigs and some slow hair growth, Jenna is coping. The Dallas High School grad- uate was diagnosed with Hodg- kin’s lymphoma in February and is currently in remission. The family celebrated her graduation and end of treatment with 130 guests on Sunday, Aug. 15 at the Swoyersville American Legion. At the celebration were motiva- tional speaker Eva Grayzel, Dal- las High School Principal Jeffrey Shaffer and state Sen. Lisa Bak- er (R-Lehman Township). Six months of homebound tu- toring prepared Jenna to gradu- ate with the 2010 Dallas High School senior class. Though she was in the hospital three days prior to commencement, she was released in time to walk across the stage to receive her diploma. Of the party, Darlene says it wasn’t supposed to be as large as it was. “We were going to have imme- diate family and a couple of friends,” she said, laughing. Darlene found a video on You- Tube about a “Striking the Bell” ceremony and found it to be symbolic to commemorate the end of Jenna's treatment. Friends Jenna had made while receiving treatment were also celebrated at the event — Mal- lary McClintock and Jessica | Ey A Ras, who graduated from Ki : J MERA a Wyoming Valley West; Corey CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Jenna Woychick celebrates her cancer remission at a party in her honor. See CANCER, Page 10 Pauly Friedman CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Cassie Atherholt, of Dallas, shows off some of the vegetables she grew at The Lands at Hillside Farms as part of the LIU Dream Green Team. Farm continues Hillside's mission By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Cassie Atherholt loves radish- es — but not for their taste. The self-proclaimed artist loves the shades of red, from deep burgun- dy to bright fuchsia, she sees as she pulls weeds from a garden at The Lands at Hillside Farms. Atherholt and four other stu- dents from Luzerne Intermedi- ate Unit (LIU) 18 participated in a project called The Dream Green Farm at Hillside, a pro- gram designed to provide occu- pational skills to students in ad- dition to continuing Hillside’s mission of educating the public on sustainability. Participants grew vegetables & greenhouses, transplanted hem to a one-acre space at Hill- side Farms and picked and sold the fruits of their labor at the Farmers’ Market on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on Thurs- days. 09815120079%9 i : oo Students, program directors, job coaches and members of the community gathered for a coo- kout at the dairy store on Hill- side Road on Aug. 6 to celebrate the program’s end. Nearly 100 people attended. “We wanted to give (the stu- dents) at least a week of a break before they went back to school,” said JoAnn Bierdziewski, Special Education Supervisor at LIU 18. Nineteen-year-old Atherholt, of Dallas, doesn’t see an end in sight. The student is so enam- ored with her job, on-site staff members say she’ll work week- ends, nights — even during the school year. “I feel like if I stop, I'll be pull- ing the grass out of my front yard,” she said. Atherholt’s affinity for weed- ing is unprecedented in the pro- gram. “She just loves it and she does it with perfection,” said Bierd- ziewski. “When she gets done weeding a row of radishes, it’s perfect.” The task gives Atherholt the confidence to plan her own ca- reer in art and agriculture. In ad- dition to aiding in all aspects of the farm, she designed posters for the vegetable stands and dec- orated bags for customers. “Maybe (these skills) might “It's educating our local community about what can happen in a positive way as far as partnering with various educational institutions where per- haps some of the students need additional job skills. We are the model.” Suzanne Kelly Director of Advancement at The Lands at Hillside Farms motivate me to make my own art business while I continue to work up here,” she said. Michael Brown and Andrew McDonald, both 17, enjoyed trips to the Farmers’ Market most. Although money from stand sales is reinvested into the program, funding LIU and The Lands at Hillside, Brown was able to make a little extra cash on the side. “I liked getting tips,” he said. “I knew a guy named Jake and he liked (the stand) so much, he gave me $4 as my tip.” The smiles on customers’ faces were enough for 19-year-old David DeJesus, of Shavertown. “I liked going to the Farmers’ Market when we actually sold things,” he said. “It made me feel good.” Suzanne Kelly, Director of Ad- vancement at Hillside, hopes the project will have a similar effect So is on students all over the country. “It’s educating our local com- munity about what can happen in a positive way as far as part- nering with various educational institutions where perhaps some of the students need additional job skills,” she said. “We are the model.” : Kelly plans to present other educational organizations with photos and statistics about the program to encourage more par- ticipation. “It’s a completely holistic type of learning experience, not only for the students but also for us at The Lands at Hillside Farms as well,” she said. “The students teach us as much as we're able to teach them.” Coordinators plan to continue and expand the Dream Green Farm next year. “We're just getting started,” said Kelly. Is remembered By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com The Second Annual Pauly Friedman Family Walk/Run was held at Misericordia University on Sunday, Aug. 15 with nearly 200 people participating in the event to raise funds for “Help Line,” a program of the Family Ser- vice Association - of the Wyoming Valley. “Help Line” is a profes- sionally staffed hotline avail- able 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help those in need, according to Mike Zimmerman, executive di- rector of the Family Service Association. “They provide informa- tion referral on just about any kind of human or social service need,” Zimmerman said. Callers can receive infor- mation from ‘' the hotline from tenant rights to emer- gency heating services to re- ports of child abuse. Zim- merman says the line re- ceives about 90,000 calls a year. “It really runs the gambit of needs,” he said. Pauly Friedman, the walk/run’s namesake, was one of the volunteers who helped found “Help Line” in 1972. She was also on the board of the Friends of the Family Service Association. “We think it’s wonderful - it’s perpetuating her memo- ry and all the good things she’s done for the communi- ty,” said Rob Friedman, Pau- ly’s son. He and his two daughters, Diane, 8, and Haley, 6, have Female walker: Christine Snarski, Kingston, 33.00 Male walker: Tom Cheffinsm, Carlisle, 30.24 Female runner: Jennifer Heck, West Wyoming, 21:43 Male runner: John Martino, Dallas, 17:24 John Heinz Rehabilitation Center was one of the sponsors of the event and 43 employees formed a team to walk, winning the Answer the Call Traveling Trophy with a donation of $2,800. participated in the event for the past two years. “It’s a great honor for my mom,” he said. John Heinz Rehabilitation Center was one of the spon- sors of the event and 43 em- ployees formed a team to walk, winning the Answer the Call Traveling Trophy with a donation of $2,800. This was the first 5K event of the year for John Heinz employee Flo Kubhar, of Mount Zion. “I just do it for the com- munity service,” she said. “At John Heinz, we partici- pate in a lot of community activities.” Zimmerman was very ap- preciative of the sponsors and participants who came out for the event on a cloudy Sunday morning. “It’s for a great cause,” he said. “The money is very much needed in these eco- nomic times.” Fundraising results could not be tallied at press time, but Zimmerman says he is confident that this year’s run raised more money than last year’s event, which brought “Help Line” nearly $10,000. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Husband and wife team Jennifer and Alex Piczon, of Dallas, get ready for the Paul Friedman Famil Valk/Run at Misericordia. id Nh
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